# nude

Pronunciation: US say "NOOD" /nud/; UK say "NYOOD" /n(j)uːd/

## Adjective

1. Wearing no clothing or other covering on the skin, or at least leaving the genitals or a woman's nipples uncovered.
   - Simple: Wearing no clothes, or with the private parts of the body not covered.
   - _The film's nude scenes were cut for the television version._
   - _Guests at the hot springs may bathe nude in the early morning hours._
3. Of clothing, makeup, and the like: having a color, such as beige or tan, that suggests bare skin.
   - Simple: Of clothes or makeup: having a color, such as beige or tan, that looks like skin.
   - _A nude bra is the safest choice under a sheer white blouse._
   - _The bridesmaids wore nude pumps so the focus stayed on their dresses._

## Noun

2. A painting, sculpture, photograph, or other image showing one or more people completely or almost completely undressed.
   - Simple: A painting, statue, photo, or other picture of a person who has no clothes on.
   - _The exhibition pairs classical marble nudes with modern black-and-white photographs._
   - _Sending a nude to someone you have only met online can come back to haunt you._
4. A color resembling bare skin, or a paint, dye, or similar product in that color.
   - Simple: A color like the color of skin, or paint or makeup in that color.
   - _The new eyeshadow palette runs from pale nudes to deep browns._
   - _The designer dyed the silk lining a pale nude to match the jacket._
5. The state of being completely naked, used with the and most often in the phrase in the nude.
   - Simple: Being completely without clothes, usually in the phrase in the nude.
   - _Photographers caught the actor sunbathing in the nude on a private yacht._
   - _The art class drew the model in the nude for the first time that semester._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Not legally valid, and therefore void.

## Origin

From Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus ("naked, bare"). It entered English in the 15th century as a legal term meaning "unsupported, not formally attested".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nude (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).